Manteca Business Owner Locks Doors In Fear Of ADA Lawsuits From Scott Johnson

MANTECA (CBS13) — A Manteca business owner is locking his doors in fear of an attorney known for filing thousands of lawsuits on behalf of disabled people.

What started as a small shop in the back of his parents’ restaurant when John Perez was just 24 is now a 50-year-old business he shares with his sons.

“It means everything to me,” he said. “It’s what I worked for all my life.”

But for the first time, Perez and Son’s Cabinet Shop is operating with the doors locked with a sign out front saying he’s working by appointment only. He says he’s doing it in fear that Scott Johnson will pay him a visit. Not for business he says, but to rob him of his money.

Johnson is known for filing thousands of lawsuits against business owners whose buildings don’t comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.